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Is your radiology practice ready for ICD-10?August 5, 2015 -- While the adoption of ICD-10 on October 1 will dramatically expand the number of billing codes frequently used in radiology claims, the new diagnosis coding system will affect some imaging subspecialties much more than others, according to research published July 23 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

AHRA: Is clinical decision support a blessing or curse?July 21, 2015 -- Imaging has been under scrutiny, with policymakers touting techniques such as prior authorization and clinical decision support (CDS) as ways to reduce inappropriate exams. But how effective are these techniques, particularly CDS? It's not yet clear, according to a presentation given this week at the AHRA annual meeting in Las Vegas.

SIIM 2015: VNA adoption yields workflow, cost benefitsMay 29, 2015 -- NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - Adopting a vendor-neutral archive (VNA) and related technologies has solved a number of important workflow challenges for a North Carolina radiology group, according to a presentation on Friday at the annual Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting.

How to make VNA lemonade from stage 2 MU's lemonsMay 28, 2015 -- For many healthcare organizations, the stage 2 meaningful use (MU) criteria will mean some heavy lifting for the folks tasked with managing diagnostic images and integrating them with electronic health records. But there is lemonade to be made from what feels like lemons to many chief information officers through the creation of a community-based image archive.

Growing VNA interest prompts Fuji to buy TeraMedicaMay 13, 2015 -- In a deal announced on Wednesday, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA made a move to increase its presence in the rapidly growing market for vendor-neutral archive (VNA) software and services by acquiring VNA developer TeraMedica.

Unlocking the imaging data paradigm: Transformation and data migrationMarch 30, 2015 -- Enterprise imaging transformation (EIT) enables healthcare organizations to create an optimal platform for producing quality care at a cost-effective level -- but many enterprises may not be sure how to go about it. Dave Whitney from Ascendian Healthcare Consulting offers some guidance.

Enterprise IT to enable new generation of systemsMarch 12, 2015 -- With the rapid spread of IT systems, control of radiology IT is increasingly being dictated by hospital IT departments and executive leadership, but new enterprise healthcare IT also offers the opportunity for radiologists to regain control through "modularization" of departmental IT applications, says industry analyst Stephen Holloway.